Government Section

• Sanford selected for Council

  By Megan BachmanNovember 20, 2018

  

  Kineta Sanford has been appointed to fill the vacant seat on Village Council. Council approved the 26-year-old villager in a 5-0 vote at its Nov. 19 meeting. Sanford fills the seat vacated by Judith Hempfling, who announced her resignation in September citing personal reasons. Sanford will serve through 2019, when Hempfling’s term was set to expire.

• Village Council — Surveillance policy passed

  By Megan BachmanNovember 15, 2018

  

  Any new surveillance technology the Yellow Springs Police Department or other municipal agency wants to use must first be approved by Council at a public hearing.

• Hometown candidate — DeWine aims for top state office

  By Megan BachmanNovember 8, 2018

  

  As the Ohio gubernatorial race comes to a close, Republican candidate Mike DeWine is already looking to get back to a favorite activity after the campaign, win or lose: taking in a movie with his wife at the Little Art Theatre in Yellow Springs.

• Election Results 2018: How the village voted

  By YS News StaffNovember 7, 2018

  

  Read on for election results

• Water boil advisory for south end of town

  By YS News StaffOctober 30, 2018

  

  Water boil advisory

• YS school board — District seeks levy renewal

  By Carol SimmonsOctober 25, 2018

  

  With a renewal levy on the Nov. 6 ballot, Yellow Springs school  district leaders want local voters to know that the measure, if approved, will not increase their tax bill.

• Village Council — More cases for Mayor’s Court

  By Megan BachmanOctober 18, 2018

  

  After several years of community discussion, a plan to hear more cases in the local Mayor’s Court was approved by Council at its October 2 meeting.

• Village Council — Officer resigns amid concerns

  By Megan BachmanOctober 11, 2018

  

  Officer Richard Neel resigned Monday, Oct. 1, from the Yellow Springs Police Department after seven months on the force.

• State Issue 1 targets drug laws

  By Carol Simmons

  

  Not everyone may realize it, but there is “not a person in our state who isn’t impacted” by the concerns addressed in Ohio Issue 1, villager Lindie Keaton said this week.

• Village Council — Home, Inc. requests funds

  By Megan BachmanOctober 4, 2018

  

  Local affordable housing developer Home, Inc. can help the Village meet its housing goals, according to a funding pitch made by Home, Inc.’s board and staff at Village Council’s Sept. 17 meeting.